Psychology of Personality

Bernardo J. Carducci is professor of psychology and Director of the Shyness Research Institute at Indiana University Southeast. He is a fellow of the American Psychological Association, a member of Who's Who in Frontier Science and Technology, a member of Division APA's Division 2 (Teaching of Psychology); past president of the Council of Teachers of Undergraduate Psychology; and author of Shyness: A Bold New Approach (2000), a trade book offering strategies for controlling shyness in adults and children, which is highly recommend by the best-selling "Mars-Venus" series author John Gray. He is also the author of The Pocket Guide to Making Successful Small Talk: How to Talk to Anyone Anytime Anywhere About Anything (1999), and editorial consultant on various academic journals. In addition to his multiple appearances on ABC's "Good Morning America" and other national and international media services, Dr. Carducci's writings and advice on shyness have been featured in such diverse sources as Psychology Today, U.S. News and World Report, USA Weekend Magazine, Vogue, Parenting Magazine, Self, Child Magazine, Reader's Digest, Patents, Fitness, Entrepreneur, The London Times, The Los Angeles Times, and The New York Times, to name just a few. Dr. Carducci continues to teach courses in social psychology personality, service learning, shyness, and principles of mental health. His research interests include shyness, romantic expectations, interpersonal attraction, career development for psychology majors, and the teaching of psychology.

• A Message to Students (and Instructors, Too): A Personalized Preface xxiiiAcknowledgments: Some Words of Thanks xxixPart I The Scope and Methods of Personality: An Introduction to the Psychology of Personality 11 The Psychology of Personality: An Overview 32 Personality Assessment: An Introduction to the Measurement of Personality 35Part II The Intrapsychic Viewpoints: The Expression of Personality as Dynamic Processes 713 The Psychodynamic Viewpoint: Forging Personality Out of Conflict Resolution 734 The Direct Reactions to the Psychodynamic Viewpoint: Classic Responses and Contemporary Considerations 1235 Extending the Reactions to the Psychodynamic Viewpoint: Contemporary Responses and Considerations 169Part III The Trait Viewpoints: The Psychological Units and Underlying Structure of Personality 2196 The Classic Trait Viewpoint: Psychological Dispositions of Personality 2217 The Elaboration of the Trait Viewpoint: Contemporary Considerations 255Part IV The Biological Viewpoints: The Biological Processes of Personality 2858 The Behavioral Genetics Viewpoint: The Basic Biological Unit of Personality 2879 The Psychophysiological Viewpoint: Neurological and Cortical Considerations in the Study of Personality 30910 The Evolutionary Viewpoint: Personality as an Adaptive Process 331Part V The Cognitive/Intrapersonal Viewpoints: Selective Expressions of Personality Processes 36711 The Social-Cognitive Viewpoint: Cognitive Processes and Personality 36912 Self-Concept:The Core of Personality 41713 Gender and Personality: A Special Topic in the Study of the Self-Concept 45114 Anxiety: An All-Encompassing Intrapersonal Process of Personality 495References 529Index 605